Clothes-bbiee



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

C. G. SARGENT, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-DRIRE..

Specification of Letters Patent No. 31,260, dated January 29, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, CHRISTOPHER G. SAR- GENT, of Chelsea, in the countyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedClothes-Drying Frame; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a partof this speciiication, in which-Figure l is a sectional elevation of my invent-ion. Fig. 2 is a plan ortop View of the same.

Similar' letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of clothes dryingframes which are so arranged that they may fold up when not in use, andbe stowed away in a very compact form.

The object of the invention is to facilitate the adjustment of the reelon its arbor or upright so that the former may be readily raised andlowered and secured at the desired height.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents an upright or vertical arbor the lower end 'of which issecured in a proper base B, or secured in any suitable way to the earthor flooring.

C represents a series of arms, the inner ends of which are fitted on ametal ring D, which encircles the upright or arbor A, and has rollers c,on it, the rollers and arms being placed alternately on the ring.

The rollers a, bear against the upright or arbor A, and prevent frictionwhich would otherwise attend the rising and falling of the ring on theupright or arbor. The

arms C, are allowed to turn freely on thering D, in vertical planes.

To each arm C, there is attached a brace through these holes a rope G ispassed to sustain the clothes to be dried.

On the upper end of the upright or arbor A, there is placed a swivelhead I-I. This head is allowed to turn freely on the uprightor arbor,and to it one end of a rope I, is attached. This rope extends downaround a pulley J, which is attached to two of the arms C, at one sideof the upright or arbor, and then passes upward and around a pulley K,at one side of the swivel head I-I, and then passing again downward andaround a pulley L, attached to two of the arms C, at a point opposite topulley J. The rope I, then passes upward again and around a' pulley M,attached to the swivel head H, at a point directly opposite to pulley K.The rope then passes down and may be attached to a hook on the uprightor arbor, or secured thereto in any proper way. By this arrangement itwill be seen that by operating the rope G, the arms C may be raised andlowered on the upright or arbor as desired, and secured at any desiredpoint. In consequence of having the rope G, connected to the arms C, atopposite sides of the upright or arbor A, the ring D, is made to rise ina horizontal position, and eifectually prevented from binding againstthe upright or arbor. This is a very important feature` for the arms C,require to be raised and lowered frequently in order to adjust theclothes on the ropes, and enable the clothes to be raised free from theground so that the arms and clothes may turn freely under the action ofthe wind.

The difficulty attending the raising and lowering of the arms ofordinary clothes frames has been the binding of the hub of the arms onthe arbor. This difliculty it will be seen is fully obviated by myinvention, as the pull is at both sides of the ring D, and the rollersa, of the latter insure the easy movement of the ring and consequentlythe ready adjustment of the arms C. to the desired height.

It will, of course, be seen that the arms C, like others in the sameclass of devices, fold inward, and the implement when not required foruse rendered capable of being stowed away in a small space.

The ring F, with its rollers c, also slides readily on the upright orarbor, and greatly facilitates the adjustment of the latter. The swivelhead H, turns with the reel or arms C. This is necessary, of course, toinsure the rotation of the reel or arms, as the rope I, the arms C,braces and swivel head H in passes around pulleys attached to both. themanner and for the purposes herein Having thus described my invention,what shown and described. I claim as new, andA desire to secure vbyLet-4 CHRISTOPHER G. SARGENT.

5 ters Patent, s:-- 1 Vitnesses:

The arrangement of the rollers a, c, rings L. 7. BENDER, D, F, pulleysJ, K, L, M, and rope I, With l M. M. LIVINGSTON.

